New Zealand J class |
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![](../I/m/No_118%2C_a_J_class_steam_locomotive%2C_2-6-0_type%2C_altered_for_shunting_at_Petone_Railway_Workshops..jpg) J class steam locomotive, NZR 118, 2-6-0 type. Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949: Collection of albums, prints and negatives. Ref: APG-0251-1/2-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. [1] |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte |
2-6-0 |
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• UIC |
1'C |
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Gauge |
3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
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Driver dia. |
42 in (1.067 m) |
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Length |
41 ft 0 1⁄2 in (12.51 m) |
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Adhesive weight |
17.5 long tons (17.8 t; 19.6 short tons) |
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Loco weight |
21.0 long tons (21.3 t; 23.5 short tons) |
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Tender weight |
17.0 long tons (17.3 t; 19.0 short tons) |
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Fuel type |
Coal |
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Fuel capacity |
3.0 long tons (3.0 t; 3.4 short tons) |
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Water cap |
1,150 imperial gallons (5,200 l; 1,380 US gal) |
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Firebox: • Firegrate area |
12 sq ft (1.1 m2) |
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Boiler pressure |
130 psi (0.90 MPa) |
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Heating surface |
683 sq ft (63.5 m2) |
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Cylinders |
Two, outside |
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Cylinder size |
14 in × 20 in (356 mm × 508 mm) |
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The New Zealand J class were steam locomotives with the wheel arrangement of 2-6-0 that were built in 1874 to operate on the railway network of New Zealand. The J class was the first class of locomotive in New Zealand to have a tender; all previous classes were tank engines.
Operation
The first batch built consisted of six locomotives built by the Avonside Engine Company and they entered service in 1874 in Canterbury. Ten more were built in 1879, with a dozen more from Vulcan Foundry in 1883. However, one was lost at sea while being delivered,[2] and a replacement was built the following year. They spread beyond Canterbury and could also be found working in Auckland, Waikato, and Hawke's Bay. The J class worked well whether it was pulling a long goods train or operating important passenger services in the early days of the Main South Line, but as traffic increased, it was superseded by more powerful locomotives and in 1917-18, four members of the class were converted to 2-6-2 tank engines to perform shunting duties in yards. By 1935, all 32 original J class locomotives had reached the end of their usefulness and were discarded, and none survived to be preserved.
Surviving relics
Although none were preserved, relics of J class locomotives can still be seen to this day at sites where the New Zealand Railways Department dumped withdrawn equipment. A locomotive dump at Oamaru had five J class engines dumped there, Js 15, 82, 83, 116, and 117, although most of these were removed from the seawall by protection works carried out by ONTRACK in 2008—2009. This dump was also the location of WA 120, which was one of the J's rebuilt as tank engines. Elsewhere, J 61 was dumped cylinderless at Branxholme and other miscellaneous components, large and small were dumped in other dump site locations. Currently most of the remnants of the Oamaru foreshore J's are stored at Oamaru Steam & Rail. Although all of the Oamaru components are too far corroded, should sufficient viable components be discovered in other dump sites it may be possible to rebuild a Canterbury J class locomotive.
Class Roster
Key: |
In service |
On lease |
Out of service |
Preserved |
Overhaul or repair |
Scrapped |
Road number |
Builder |
Builders number |
In service |
Written off |
Comments |
14 |
Vulcan Foundry |
1076 |
17 August 1885 |
21 August 1933 |
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15 |
Vulcan Foundry |
1000 |
3 December 1883 |
March 1935 |
Dumped at the Oamaru locomotive dump. |
26 |
Vulcan Foundry |
999 |
4 December 1883 |
24 January 1930 |
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59 |
Vulcan Foundry |
1002 |
11 January 1884 |
October 1933 |
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61 |
Vulcan Foundry |
1004 |
10 January 1884 |
6 June 1927 |
Dumped at the Branxholme locomotive dump on 5 June 1927. |
70 |
Vulcan Foundry |
1007 |
29 February 1884 |
15 January 1929 |
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81 |
Avonside Engine Co. |
1038 |
31 May 1875 |
22 August 1933 |
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82 |
Avonside Engine Co. |
1040 |
31 August 1875 |
9 March 1929 |
Dumped at the Oamaru locomotive dump. |
83 |
Avonside Engine Co. |
1039 |
6 June 1875 |
January 1935 |
Dumped at the Oamaru locomotive dump. |
84 |
Avonside Engine Co. |
1042 |
2 March 1876 |
11 March 1931 |
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85 |
Avonside Engine Co. |
1041 |
6 March 1876 |
18 March 1930 |
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86 |
Avonside Engine Co. |
1043 |
1 March 1876 |
3 March 1927 |
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115 |
Neilson and Co. |
2460 |
8 October 1880 |
14 December 1932 |
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116 |
Neilson and Co. |
2461 |
29 July 1880 |
April 1934 |
Dumped at the Oamaru locomotive dump. |
117 |
Neilson and Co. |
2462 |
2 July 1880 |
July 1934 |
Dumped at the Oamaru locomotive dump. |
118 |
Neilson and Co. |
2643 |
26 July 1880 |
24 November 1932 |
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119 |
Neilson and Co. |
2464 |
23 June 1880 |
October 1935 |
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120 |
Robert Stephenson and Co. |
2367 |
28 June 1880 |
October 1935 |
Converted to an WA 120 in September 1917 at Hillside Workshops. Dumped at the Oamaru locomotive dump. |
121 |
Robert Stephenson and Co. |
2368 |
28 June 1880 |
October 1935 |
Dumped at the Oamaru locomotive dump. |
122 |
Robert Stephenson and Co. |
2369 |
14 June 1880 |
March 1934 |
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123 |
Robert Stephenson and Co. |
2370 |
18 August 1880 |
September 1935 |
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124 |
Robert Stephenson and Co. |
2371 |
10 August 1880 |
24 November 1932 |
Converted to an WA 124 in November 1918 at Newmarket Workshops. |
234 |
Dubs and Co. |
1212 |
18 September 1879 |
21 November 1933 |
Converted to an WA 234 in November 1918 at Petone Workshops. |
References
- ↑
- ↑ Hudson,, Mike; Atkins, Philip (September 2007). "Locos lost at sea, the all-time definitive record". The Railway Magazine. Vol. 153 no. 1277. IPC Media. pp. 14–19. ISSN 0033-8923.
- Heath, Eric, and Stott, Bob; Classic Steam Locomotives Of New Zealand, Grantham House, 1993
- Garner, John. "New Zealand Railways Class J". Retrieved 2009-05-03.
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